THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST WESTERN STADIUM ROCK SHOW BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN & THE FINAL FILMED QUEEN LIVE PERFORMANCE RESTORED IN 4K
AUDIO AVAILABLE OCTOBER 30 ON 3LP, 2CD AND DIGITAL VIA COLUMBIA/LEGACY RECORDS INTERNATIONALLY AND HOLLYWOOD RECORDS IN NORTH AMERICA, DVD AND BLU-RAY EDITIONS ALSO ARRIVE OCTOBER 30 VIA COLUMBIA/LEGACY RECORDINGS PRE-ORDER HERE
NEW YORK, NY – September 10th 2026 – Sony Music Vision presents Queen Budapest, the first Western stadium rock show to take place behind the Iron Curtain, and the final filmed Queen live performance. Queen Budapest will be released globally in cinemas and IMAX from October 7 for a limited time only, in partnership with Trafalgar Releasing. Tickets are on sale now, see QueenBudapest.com for further information.
The next exclusive track to be taken from Queen Budapest is Tie Your Mother Down, which can be seen and heard here. Written by Brian May, Tie Your Mother Down is the opening track and second single from Queen’s fifth studio album, A Day At The Races, which celebrates its 50th anniversary later this year. The powerful rocker has been a live favourite since its release and has never left Queen’s live set. Brian and Queen drummer Roger Taylor have since performed the track with the late Jeff Beck at a celebration for Freddie Mercury’s 65th birthday and three separate times with Foo Fighters, firstly at Queen’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, at the VH1 Rock Honours and as an encore at the Foo Fighters Hyde Park show in 2016.
Filmed on July 27, 1986, at Budapest’s Népstadion during the band’s ‘The Magic Tour’, Queen Budapest captures the band’s final filmed performance with Freddie Mercury at their live peak, just five shows before their final show. The film features hits such as We Will Rock You, We Are the Champions, Under Pressure and Bohemian Rhapsody, along with an acoustic take on the traditional Hungarian folk song Tavaszi Szél Vizet Áraszt. The concert was a groundbreaking moment, as Queen became the first Western rock band to perform a stadium show behind the Iron Curtain during a period of profound cultural and political change. In addition to 80,000 tickets selling out, an estimated 45,000 people listened to the group outside, with some fans having travelled from as far away as Russia and Poland. The show was filmed on 35 mm film by Hungary’s best cameramen using 17 cameras and 25 miles of film. The Hungarian government approved the entire operation, which was a first for a Communist State.
Queen Budapest will be released to mark the 40th anniversary of this pivotal moment in the band’s history, and the film has been meticulously restored in 4K from the original filmed 35mm footage by Sir Peter Jackson’s Park Road Post Production facility in New Zealand, with newly remixed audio from the original multitrack recordings. The theatrical release also features a brand-new interview with Brian May and Roger Taylor, reflecting on the band’s unforgettable performance in Budapest and the lasting cultural impact of this landmark concert. Queen Budapest will also be released as a multi-format audio package via Legacy Recordings, the catalogue division of Sony Music, internationally, and Hollywood Records in the U.S. and Canada on October 30. The soundtrack, newly remixed from the original multitrack by Queen’s studio team, will be released alongside the Blu-Ray, DVD, CD & Digital editions as a 3LP vinyl set for the very first time. Pre-order here.
Queen Budapest is directed by János Zsombolyai. Sony Music Vision is the distributor.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
DETAILS AT QUEENBUDAPEST.COM
WATCH & LISTEN TO TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN
LIVE FROM BUDAPEST HERE
